Reclining-chair.



No. 664,322. Patented Dec. I8, |900.

H. J. JACOBS.

RECLINING CHAIR.

(Application led Aug. 1B, 1900.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. JACOBS, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE BUFFALO LOUNGECOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

RECLlNlNG-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 664,322, dated December18, 1900.

Application flled August 18, 1900. Serial No. 27,244. (No model.)

T all 1,071,071?, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. JACOBS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Reclining-Chairs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of reranged in a vertical row, onebelow another, and their upper sides are inclined and their lower sidesabrupt, similar to ratchet-teeth.

Each of the ratchet-bars d is preferably cast in one piece with abracket D, having a vertical slot d', in the rear wall of which theratchet-teeth are formed. The locking-lips c3 of the yoke Cpass throughthe slots of the brackets D and are adapted to slide verti- 6o cally insaid slots and interlock with a set of the ratchet-teeth for holding theadjustable chair-back in a more or less inclined position. The arms ofthe yoke may be provided with indented or ontwardly-bulged port-ions e,which form convenient handles for manipulating the yoke.

When the angular ends of the yoke are located in the upper portion ofthe brackets D and it is desired to move the chair-back to a 7o moreupright position, the occupant of the chair can readily adjust the backby simply pulling the same forwardly, the free angular ends of the yokeriding automatically over the inclined upper sides of the ratchet-teethuntil the chair-back arrives at the desired angle, when the ends of theyoke interlock with the adjacent teeth of the brackets by the pressureof the occupant against the chair-back. When the free ends of the yoke8o are located at the lower end of the brackets and it is desired toadjust the chair-back to a more reclining position, the occupant pullsthe back forwardly sufficient to release the front ends of the yoke fromthe teeth of the brackets and raises the yoke-arms until the backreaches the desired angle, when by leaning against the back the angularends of the yoke interlock with the toothed bars.

In case the occupant should accidentally 9o release the chair-back inadjusting it rearwardly the angular ends of the yoke, owing to thevertical arrangement of all of the ratchet-teeth d, will automaticallyrengage with the next or adjacent set of teeth, thereby preventing theback from falling rear` wardly to the limit of its movement andrendering its adjustment more convenient.

By arranging the upright toothed bars on the rear posts of thechair-body, as shown, roo and employing a vertically-swinging yoke inconnection therewith these parts require no clining-chairs in which theadjustable back is held in a more or less inclined position by a bail oryoke extending across the rear side of the 'back and havingforwardly-extending 'arms which interlock with toothed bars arranged onthe chair-body.

The objects of my invention are to simplify the construction of thedevices which hold the adjustable back in position and to so arrange thesame as to render the chair sightly in appearance and so as not torequire a departure from the conventional form of such chairs.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of areclining-chair provided with my improved adjusting device, the up- 25holstery being omitted. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the chair. Fig. 3is a perspective i View of the bail or yoke. Fig. 4 is a similar view ofone of the toothed brackets.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

Ais the stationary body of the chair, which has the usual front postsA', rear posts A2, and the arm-rests A3, secured to the upper ends ofsaid posts.

B is the adjustable back, which is hinged at its lower end to the rearportion of the chair-body adjacent to the seat, as shown at h.

C is an approximately U-shaped yoke or bail which is pivoted to the backB, so that its free arms or side bars c are capable of swingingvertically. The cross-bar c of this yoke extends across the rear side ofthe chairback, about in line with the arm-rests A3, and is pivoted tothe upright side members .of ther back by clips c2 or other suitablemeans. The yoke-arms are provided at their free ends with lips orprojections c3, which are arranged at right angles to the arms andengage with toothed upright bars d, secured to the rear posts A2 of thechair-body. 'Ihe teeth of each of these bars face forwardly and are allarchange in the Veorixsytluction of the,chair-vvhichdetracts-from itssightliness, but permit-the.

saine to be made according to approved conventional forms. Thisconstruction and arrangement of the adjusting devices also dispenseswith the use of separate Catches for locking the front ends of theyoke-arms in position, thereby reducing the cost of theI chair andfacilitating the adjustment of the back.

I claim as my inventionend to the chair-body, "of upright toothed baissecured to said rear posts and facing A forwardly, and each havingallofitsteeth arrangedvrticelly, one below angther, Said teeth havingforwardly-inclined upper sides and abrupt lower sides, and a'verticallyswinging yoke pivoted to the chair-back and `having arms whichextend forwardly to said toothed bars and terminate in lips-or angular`portions which engage with said toothed bars,

substantially as set forth. Y

-Witness my hand this 10th day of August,

HENRY J. JACOBS.

Witnesses:

CARL FfGEYEn, JNO. J. BONNER.

